Entrepreneurial Role Model Sami Hourani Shares his Best Business Advice
Published on: 15.06.2017
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What makes a young successful social entrepreneur the person he or she is?
Sami Hourani, a serial entrepreneur from Amman, Jordan shares his story in an interview for the Entrepreneurship TV. He was following a safe path toward a career in medicine and suddenly he decided to pursue a career as a social entrepreneur. Don’t miss the advice and experience that Sami shares with us. You can find your story in his words and an inspiring role model.
What helped Sami succeed and how did he face challenges, from social pressure to the lack of financing?
Sami reveals his journey from a high school kid playing with a blog to the founder of a global platform, For9a.com, and two other successful initiatives, FADFED, and Leaders of Tomorrow.
How did he start? Sami wanted that that all people, especially youth, had equal access to education opportunities. He describes the joy of ten new likes on the Facebook page or 50 visitors on the portal. Today, more than a million of people like the Facebook page of For9a.com and about 10,000 visitors each day.
Did he have the vision of such a big platform?
No, he didn’t. Sami says that when you start something, you don’t know where it is going. It may go better than expected, it may not work. “You just need to continue what you’re doing,” he highlights.
“You need to establish a company that is really serving to people, make it sustainable, and not forget about the social cause,” is an advice that Sami highlights.
Find out how his platform grew so big and get great advice on the importance of passion and mistakes in entrepreneurship, on how to face challenges and how to get things done and not give up.
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16 Comments
seththomas
15.06.2017 ·
Wow, same way I felt with the facebook platform (www.fb.com/wordstotouch) I launched to write daily to inspire people. I hope my turns out to as great as his. I’m really inspired! Thank u admin!
campus-manager
22.06.2017 ·
Seth, we wish you the best of luck with your platform and all future endeavors! :)
uledikimbavala
16.06.2017 ·
Its real helpful and nice experience sometimes I agree with Mark’s theory of use and disuse,for an enterprenour the more you use your brain, feeding your brain with entrepreneurship concept the more you grow in creativity and rethinking.. Challenges are never meant to pull you back but the options you choose once you face challenge is what can either take you back or be the stepping stone to another level
uledikimbavala
16.06.2017 ·
Its real helpful and nice experience sometimes I agree with Mark’s theory of use and disuse,for an enterprenour the more you use your brain, feeding your brain with entrepreneurship concept the more you grow in creativity and rethinking.. Challenges are never meant to pull you back but the options you choose once you face challenge is what can either take you back or be the stepping stone to another level.Thank you Campus administrator for sharing this experience.
campus-manager
22.06.2017 ·
We are glad that the interview with Sami inspires and motivates you.
Chinenye
17.06.2017 ·
Wow, so inspiring. Congrats Mr. Sami
loveleen
18.06.2017 ·
I agree with the point that one shouldn’t be worried about where he/she is going with their idea. At the end of the day what really matters is how much have you contributed to keep the planet clean and green. This can only happen when you come together and show everyone how important it is to maintain the sustainability of the environment.
campus-manager
22.06.2017 ·
Great point! Sustainability can benefit both entrepreneurs and the planet.
lateefibrahim
19.06.2017 ·
You are right!
“When you start something, you don’t know where it is going. It may go better than expected, it may not work. “You just need to continue what you’re doing,” he highlights”.
Aluta continua, victoria ascerta
campus-manager
22.06.2017 ·
Yes Lateef, the most important thing is to try. You can succeed and also inspire other people to do the same.
Sami Hourani
21.06.2017 ·
Thank you very much for nice interview! I enjoyed every minute in it.
campus-manager
22.06.2017 ·
Thank you, Sami, for taking the time to share your valuable experience with our community.
solidariedade
26.06.2017 ·
I m happy to hear about Dr SAMI , trying to learn online course and some quotes that i have read here about Musah Azumah Daniel .I can get an inspiration and believe to adquire skills to be a genuine entrepreneur .Thank you Entrepreneurship campus because we re learning how far as possible to set up our idea and Project usefull to tackle the challenge and to create a world peaceful and sustainable
Anonymous
13.07.2017 ·
Sami story is amazing, quite doctor of medicine into social entrepreneur
He choose what he want and what feel him comfortably
The same path I follow
togeda
22.07.2020 ·
Thank you Dr Sami for the encouragement to strive to be sustainable in my idea.
what an encouragement.
Thank you campus administrator for sharing this interview with campus members
eduheal
23.07.2020 ·
“when you start something, you don’t know where it is going. It may go better than expected, it may not work. “You just need to continue what you’re doing,”
Thank you for sharing DR. Sami